Chapter 5: Directional, Movement, Position Terms

Question 1

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Motion of a limb away from the midline.

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Abduction

Question 2

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Motion of a limb toward the midline.

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Adduction

How to remember: The word “add” is in adduction. You are “adding” limbs to the width of the body.

Question 3

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position.

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Anterior

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Ventral

Question 4

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The pointed part of a conical structure (i.e. heart).

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Apex (Plural Apices)

Question 5

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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline.

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Bilateral

Question 6

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Farther inside the body and away from the skin.

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Deep

Question 7

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Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity.

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Distal

Way to remember: Dist- in the word “distance”.

Question 8

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The straightening of a joint.

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Extension

Question 9

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The bending of a joint.

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Flexion

Question 10

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An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised.

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Fowler Position

Question 11

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Below a body part or nearer to the feet.

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Inferior

Question 12

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Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures.

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Lateral

Question 13

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Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures.

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Medial

Way to remember: Medial starts with “M”. So does “Midline” and “Middle”.

Question 14

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The forward-facing part of the hand in the anatomic position.

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Palmar

Question 15

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The bottom surfaced of the foot.

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Plantar

Question 16

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The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomical position.

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Posterior

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Dorsal

Question 17

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Lying face down.

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Prone

Question 18

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Closer to the trunk.

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Proximal

Question 19

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Describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas.

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Quadrants

Question 20

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Closer to or on the skin.

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Superficial

Question 21

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Above a body part or nearer to the head.

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Superior

Question 22

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Lying face up.

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Supine

Question 23

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The position of reference in which the patient stands facing forward, arms at the side, with the palms of the hands forward.

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Anatomic Position

Question 24

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The axis that runs perpendicular to the coronal plane.

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Anteroposterior Axis

Question 25

# What phrase or word matches this definition? On the opposite of the body.

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Contralateral

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# What phrase or word matches this definition? An imaginary plane in which the body is cut into front and back portions.

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Coronal Plane

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# What phrase or word matches this definition? The product of slicing an object crosswise, perpendicular to its long axis.

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Cross Section

Question 28

# What phrase or word matches this definition? The axis that runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane.

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Horizontal Axis or Mediolateral Axis

Question 29

# What phrase or word matches this definition? Extension beyond the normal range of motion.

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Hyperextension

Question 30

# What phrase or word matches this definition? Flexion beyond the normal range of motion.

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Hyperflexion

Question 31

# What phrase or word matches this definition? Rotating the anterior surface of an extremity toward the midline.

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Internal Rotation

Question 32

# What phrase or word matches this definition? On the same side of the body.

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Ipsilateral

Question 33

# What phrase or word matches this definition? The axis that runs perpendicular to the transverse plane.

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Longitudinal Axis

Question 34

# What phrase or word matches this definition? The view of an object cut along its long axis.

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Longitudinal Section

Question 35

# What phrase or word matches this definition? An imaginary vertical line drawn from the middle of the forhead through the nose and the umbilicus (navel) to the floor.

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Midsagittal Plane or Midline

Question 36

# What phrase or word matches this definition? The act of rotating the forearms in a palms-down manner.

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Pronation

Question 37

# What phrase or word matches this definition? The full distance that a joint can be moved.

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Range of Motion (ROM)

Question 38

# What phrase or word matches this definition? A plane of the body that passes vertically from front to back, dividing the body into left and right portions.

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Sagittal Plane or Lateral Plane

Question 39

# What phrase or word matches this definition? Turning the palms upward (toward the sky).

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Supination

Question 40

# What phrase or word matches this definition? Superficial landmarks of the body that serve as guides to the structures that lie beneath them.

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Topographic Anatomy

Question 41

# What phrase or word matches this definition? An imaginary plane passing horizontally through the body at the waist, dividing it into top and bottom halves.

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Transverse Plane or Axial Plane

Question 42

# What phrase or word matches this definition? Occurring or appearing on only one side of the body.

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Unilateral